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"This book is unbelievable!" Jeff Stelling
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High jinx and japes from Soccer Saturday's roving reporter extraordinaire, Chris "Kammy" Kamara, whose boyish enthusiasm and often baffling, at-the-ground football reportage has given him cult status and an army of fans.
Over the past decade, football results programme Soccer Saturday has become a television phenomenon, delivering goals and drama via a raft of ex-professional players positioned in TV studios and on precarious gangplanks in rusting stadiums around the country.
At the heart of this success is free-wheeling pundit and roving reporter extraordinaire, Chris "Kammy" Kamara, the former footballer-turned-manager-turned-cult hero who has astounded and dumbfounded a legion of armchair fans with his crackpot catchphrases, hyperactive reporting style and Lionel Richie haircut.
Mr Unbelievable is his rags to riches tale. As a player, Kammy trawled football's outposts with the likes of Bradford City, Stoke City and Portsmouth where he suffered the slings, arrows and hurled bananas of racial abuse. Later, during the autumn of his career, he played in Howard Wilkinson's swashbuckling Leeds team where he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Eric Cantona.
On hanging up his boots, he moved into the dugouts at Bradford and Stoke as manager before joining the Sky football revolution as roving reporter on Soccer Saturday and Goal On Sunday's eagle-eyed analyst, amassing a raft of catchphrases along the way.
Mr Unbelievable is a hugely entertaining, moving, shocking and laugh out loud funny story of a genuine cult hero.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When you have had as colourful a career as Chris Kamara has had it is not surprising that his autobiography turns out to be an entertaining read. It is written in the same bubbly style as what has now made him a cult figure as Sky TV's roving football reporter but we learn from this book that he wasn't always quite so popular.
For example, when he first started playing back in the 80's it is common knowledge that dark-skinned players routinely suffered from racial abuse from supporters but what I didn't realise is that, as Kamara explains, his fellow players could be equally racist, even going as far as to refuse to share a bath with him. His overly robust style of play didn't always go down well neither, particularly the time when one clumsy challenge left the opposing player, Jim Melrose, so badly injured that he took legal action against him.
His days as a manager weren't exactly uneventful either. Being Bradford City supporter I was particularly interested in reading about his battles with our autocratic Chairman, Geoffrey Richmond. Once you have read about these and also about his problems at his next club, Stoke City, you can understand why he has no further ambitions to pursue a managerial career.
I thought that the book started a little weakly as the first few chapters are light-hearted ones in which Kamara writes about the adventures and misadventures of his broadcasting career. Whilst many of these stories are good fun the book improves greatly once his starts to write about his difficult childhood and his days serving in the Navy.
Not quite unbelievable, but still a very enjoyable read nevertheless.
For example, when he first started playing back in the 80's it is common knowledge that dark-skinned players routinely suffered from racial abuse from supporters but what I didn't realise is that, as Kamara explains, his fellow players could be equally racist, even going as far as to refuse to share a bath with him. His overly robust style of play didn't always go down well neither, particularly the time when one clumsy challenge left the opposing player, Jim Melrose, so badly injured that he took legal action against him.
His days as a manager weren't exactly uneventful either. Being Bradford City supporter I was particularly interested in reading about his battles with our autocratic Chairman, Geoffrey Richmond. Once you have read about these and also about his problems at his next club, Stoke City, you can understand why he has no further ambitions to pursue a managerial career.
I thought that the book started a little weakly as the first few chapters are light-hearted ones in which Kamara writes about the adventures and misadventures of his broadcasting career. Whilst many of these stories are good fun the book improves greatly once his starts to write about his difficult childhood and his days serving in the Navy.
Not quite unbelievable, but still a very enjoyable read nevertheless.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have always been a big fan of Chris Kamara. I was not old enough to appreciate his talents as a player or really as a manager. I got to love him as the man on Soccer Saturday. When I got the book I was excited to hear about his time at Leeds United, as I am a huge fan and also his playing career and how it planned out.
When I started the book I was a little disappointed as it started with his career with Soccer Saturday and the funny moments. However as I reached the end of that section (half time) I had seen why that had gone first. Whilst I have seen his commentary on his famous games and heard the lines it was great to hear him say why he had done it and said it. You really got a sense of the passion in him and his love for the game, he is a very refreshing character and the book really lets you inside his mind to see a kind friendly man who doesn't describe his passion for the game in a typical way but in a Kamara way and than what makes it so refreshing, its his words and his mind.
In the second half we are led into his playing career which was all new to me. Racism and football are things I have never really seen but to hear the trouble he had and dealt with is worth it. I would go on forever. This book really was cracking, everything about it grew and grew and grew. If your a fan like me you will learn so much about him and I love him even more know, a true legend of the game.
A surprising must read of 2010 and I know I will be recommending it to everyone in the upcoming months.
When I started the book I was a little disappointed as it started with his career with Soccer Saturday and the funny moments. However as I reached the end of that section (half time) I had seen why that had gone first. Whilst I have seen his commentary on his famous games and heard the lines it was great to hear him say why he had done it and said it. You really got a sense of the passion in him and his love for the game, he is a very refreshing character and the book really lets you inside his mind to see a kind friendly man who doesn't describe his passion for the game in a typical way but in a Kamara way and than what makes it so refreshing, its his words and his mind.
In the second half we are led into his playing career which was all new to me. Racism and football are things I have never really seen but to hear the trouble he had and dealt with is worth it. I would go on forever. This book really was cracking, everything about it grew and grew and grew. If your a fan like me you will learn so much about him and I love him even more know, a true legend of the game.
A surprising must read of 2010 and I know I will be recommending it to everyone in the upcoming months.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
a cracking read from start to finish,serious at times with a lot of the chris kamara humour thrown in for good measure,would 100% recommend this book.
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Mr Unbelievable
Very funny and excellent read. I really enjoyed it an insight in to the world of sky sports news presenters.
Published 1 month ago by Geordiedoonsooth
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The book was very good and funny. It was sent in a seconds to my kindle and worth the money.
Published 2 months ago by Nicola
Comedy gold
I originally bought this for my fella but have started reading it before him. I'm only a few pages in and I can recommend it already. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Miss J. McLoughlin
Came up Short
I have seen lots of reviews on this book & may be it raised expectations. I like Chris or Lionel as he was affectionately known when he played for my team & at times he is good... Read more
Published 10 months ago by cantleyblade
Mr Unbelievable
I highly rate this as one of the best football and auto-biography books I've read. I didn't intend on reading it as it was my dads birthday present but he gave me it to read and,... Read more
Published 10 months ago by KatieMcQuade2896
A good read
I read Mr Unbelievable after enjoying Chris Kamara on various Sky programmes over the years. He seems a genuinely nice bloke and game for a laugh. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Steven
Chris Kamara
I am a hugh fan of Chris Kamara he is the pinicale of football you enjoy if your not going to a match then to sit in front of the television and watch gillette soccer saturday and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Anth1992
moonrakerrod
I purchased this book at the same time as Jellyman and I have to say this is the much better read.
Maybe it is because he has been in football for longer than Jeff Stelling... Read more
Maybe it is because he has been in football for longer than Jeff Stelling... Read more
Published 21 months ago by moonrakerrod
Unbelieveable jeff
What a book from an absolute legend. Awesome and obviously I've got to say it: it's unbelieveable lol
Published 23 months ago by D. Mansfield
mr unbelievable
Chris Kamare is very entertaing from start to Finish ,in this book .There are touching bits and many funny bits as well .I give him Ten out of Ten .Hope he writes another Book . Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. J. Dawkins
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